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The European Central Bank has rejected a request by Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena for more time to raise capital, a source said on Friday. As David Pollard reports, sources have also told Reuters that the country's largest lender, UniCredit, is set to announce a massive cash call, as pressure on the banking sector mounts.

Oil prices extend gains for a second session running on optimism that non-OPEC producers will agree to cut output following a cartel agreement to limit production. Is a deal really a realistic prospect? Hayley Platt reports.

Italy's largest lender, UniCredit, is set to announce the country's biggest bank share issue, worth up to 13 billion euros ($13.8 billion). As Ciara Lee reports, it could be a major test of confidence for a banking sector already under pressure over the failing Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena.

German exports are struggling to rebound in an uncertain global market, according to new data. But the euro steadies after seeing the biggest fall since the UK's Brexit vote on the ECB's decision to extend its money-printing programme, while stocks make strong gains on the decision. David Pollard reports.

President elect Donald Trump outlined a series of challenges as he introduced his choice to serve as the next U.S.. Ambassador to China, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

WWE, the $1.4 billion company known for its big personalities and their story lines, wants its Chinese athletes to be the next TV sensation in China, a market where other U.S. media companies have faltered.

Russia has sold a stake in oil giant Rosneft for 10.5 billion euros ($11.3 billion) to Qatar and commodities trader Glencore, confounding expectations that the Kremlin's standoff with the West would scare off major investors. Sonia Legg reports.

The European Central Bank catches financial markets off-guard by announcing it will extend its QE programme until the end of 2017 but also trim its asset buys from 80 billion to 60 billion euros a month. David Pollard reports.

China's highest court has ruled in favour of former basketball star Michael Jordan in a long-running trademark case relating to a local sportswear firm using the Chinese version of his name, overturning earlier rulings against the athlete. Anita Li reports

The European Central Bank has caught financial markets off-guard by announcing it would trim asset buys from April next year, even as it reserved the right to increase purchases again if the euro zone's recovery faltered. (Rough Cut - no reporter narration)

China's imports grew at the fastest pace in more than two years in November, fueled by its strong thirst for commodities from coal to iron ore, while exports also rose unexpectedly. But as David Pollard reports, the 2017 outlook has been clouded by Donald Trump's protectionist rhetoric.

South Korea's finance ministry has expressed concern about further risks to the economy from "domestic issues", as parliament prepares to hold an impeachment vote on South Korean President Park Geun-hye. Ryan Brooks reports.

Wall Street surged on Wednesday, with the Dow Industrials and S&P 500 hitting fresh records, as equities continued their march upward after the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president, and a new high for transportation stocks added to the bullish tone. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Goldbean founder and CEO Jane Barratt talks with Bobbi Rebell about how President-elect Donald Trump's comments, on twitter and in the media, are already impacting stocks, and how investors can manage the risks.